The effect of surfactants on expanding free surfaces

This paper develops a systematic theory for the flow observed in the so-called ``overflowing cylinder'' experiment. The basic phenomenon to be explained is the order of magnitude increase in the surface velocity of a slowly overflowing beaker of water that is caused by the addition of a sm...

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Main Authors: Breward, C, Darton, R, Howell, P, Ockendon, J
Format: Journal article
Published: 2001